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CHARLESTON, S.C. –The Citadel baseball team downed SoCon foe UNCG on Saturday afternoon 7-5 to even the series at one game apiece.
 
Mike Deese had a stellar day at the plate, going four-for-five with two triples and two singles. Deese was also three-for-three when stepping to the plate with two outs and is the first Bulldog to record two triples in the same game since Brad Felder did so against St. Joseph's in 2010. The senior had three of the seven RBI for the Dogs (13-19, 3-2 SoCon) and half of The Citadel's eight hits.
 
Sophomore William Kinney gave the Dogs the lead for good in the second inning with his first home run this season over the left field wall. Freshman Ben Peden also had a great day at the dish, smacking his second career home run in the fourth inning and plating three runs. Shy Phillips went one-for-three and scored three of the Bulldogs' seven runs. As a team, The Citadel scored five of its seven runs with two outs.
 
Thomas Byelick earned his first win this season, throwing 6.0 effective innings, scattering seven hits and fanning six. Zach Lavery finished his 14th game this year, working 3.0 innings and allowing just one hit and striking out three. The senior had a clutch strikeout with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning and preserve the Bulldogs' two run lead.
 
With the win, The Citadel handed UNCG (24-8, 4-1 SoCon) its first Southern Conference loss this season and starting pitcher Bryce Hensely's first loss as well.
 
The rubber match between the two schools is set for 1 p.m. tomorrow from Joe Riley Park. Live stats and video will be available at CitadelSports.com for the game. For tickets, call 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
Scoring Summary
Top 1st – UNCG 1, The Citadel 0: Ben Spitznagel scored from 3rd on an error with two outs
Bottom 1st – The Citadel 1, UNCG 1: Shy Phillips scored from 1st on a triple down the right field line by Mike Deese with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 2, UNCG 1: William Kinney homered to left field with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 4, UNCG 1: Clay Martin scored from 3rd and Shy Phillips scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Mike Deese with two outs
Top 3rd – The Citadel 4, UNCG 2: Andrew Moritz scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with two outs
Bottom 4th – The Citadel 7, UNCG 2: Stephen Windham scored from 1st and Shy Phillips scored from 3rd on a home run to left field by Ben Peden with two outs
Top 7th – The Citadel 7, UNCG 3: Ben Spitznagel scored from 3rd on a fielder's choice ground out with no outs
Top 7th – The Citadel 7, UNCG 5: L.J. Kalawaia scored from 3rd and Collin Woody scored from 2nd on a double to left field by Ryne Sigmon with two outs
 
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